Wild Kratts"Whale of a Squid"
Chris and Martin are taking Aviva's sub prototype out for a test drive when it gets sucked into a battle between a Sperm whale and Giant squid, spiraling down into the depths. The brothers want to follow, but their damaged sub can't take that kind of pressure. Aviva develops whale and squid Creature Power Suits, so the brothers can go where no sub has gone before. D

Piano Guy
Host Scott Houston and guests show viewers how to play Billy Joel's "Baby Grand" and share a performance of the James Taylor hit, "Steamroller." Featured guests include Matt Munhall and Pete Moran. D

3:00 pm

Inventions That Shook The World"The 1970s"
This decade is best remembered for disco and Watergate. But with inventions like the cell phone and the digital camera, the 1970s mark the beginning of the digital age to come. Other featured inventions in this episode include the bomb disposal robot, the sticky note, and the hybrid automobile. Part 8 of 10G

NOVA"Inside The Megastorm"
NOVA presents a moment-by-moment guide through Hurricane Sandy, its impact and the future of storm protection. Through first-person accounts from survivors and from experts and scientists, the program gives scientific context to a new breed of storm.G

6:00 pm

Inventions That Shook The World"The 1970s"
This decade is best remembered for disco and Watergate. But with inventions like the cell phone and the digital camera, the 1970s mark the beginning of the digital age to come. Other featured inventions in this episode include the bomb disposal robot, the sticky note, and the hybrid automobile. Part 8 of 10G

7:00 pm

Decade of Discovery
Within the last decade, scientists and explorers have discovered a quarter of a million new species. This program showcases the most extraordinary. These creatures that no one had dreamed existed, have scientists in a spin and are causing textbooks to be rewritten. They include the world's longest insect, one of the rarest mammals on Earth, and a carnivorous pitcher plant big enough for a human fist to fit inside.G

8:00 pm

Scientific American Frontiers"The Bionic Body"
This episode is about re-engineering the human body, and includes stories on artificial nerve stimulation for paralysis victims using implanted electrodes, and on implants of silicon chips in the retina. Host Alan Alda has a moving conversation with Christopher Reeve, while visiting Reeve at home to discuss his advocacy of increased research in this field. D

9:00 pm

NOVA"Inside The Megastorm"
NOVA presents a moment-by-moment guide through Hurricane Sandy, its impact and the future of storm protection. Through first-person accounts from survivors and from experts and scientists, the program gives scientific context to a new breed of storm.G

10:00 pm

Inventions That Shook The World"The 1970s"
This decade is best remembered for disco and Watergate. But with inventions like the cell phone and the digital camera, the 1970s mark the beginning of the digital age to come. Other featured inventions in this episode include the bomb disposal robot, the sticky note, and the hybrid automobile. Part 8 of 10G

11:00 pm

Decade of Discovery
Within the last decade, scientists and explorers have discovered a quarter of a million new species. This program showcases the most extraordinary. These creatures that no one had dreamed existed, have scientists in a spin and are causing textbooks to be rewritten. They include the world's longest insect, one of the rarest mammals on Earth, and a carnivorous pitcher plant big enough for a human fist to fit inside.G